Babe in Outer Space!! W.I.P.

[OLeary]

I'm working on this Space Babe from Reaper and would like to solicit critiques so I can improve her as I go. She's going to end up being put on a scenic base with a little demon familiar.

I've done nothing more with the skin than put down a base coat of Reaper Rosy Skin Shadow. I want to avoid using any kind of Face Wash on her as it tends to make a female face look "harsh" The hair has been base coated as well. I plan on bringing the highlights up using a grey/lilac mixture and end up with lilac on the highest points. I'm doing this to tie the hair in with the outfit.

Thus far I have used no washes on the figure. I also do not like to drybrush if I can help it. I've layered the colour up using a wet brush and feathering slowly from dark to light. I've only done five layers so I think there is plenty of room to go higher on my highlights or to deepen my shadows.

Any input is welcome.

[workerBee]

This is so out of my league I will just sit back and listen to the masters of the brush speak.

Gracias,

Glenn

[anevilgiraffe]

oddly, I was expecting a pig...

[Captain Nemo]

Love the color scheme!

For some reason I'm always attracted to these sort of vintage-pulpy-space sort of things. Honestly I'd like to see some minis based on Wally Wood's comics from the 50's.

[DeafNala]

Even at the W.I.P. stage, the Space Chick has a lot of OH-SO-COOL potential. The Girl is VERY Retro; when I was a boy, I had a toy Buck Rogers Gun that look very similar to the one she's waving about...it, in turn, resembled my Dad's power drill.
All that aside, your color choices are TERRIFIC. I look forward to the updates.

[OLeary]

This is so out of my league I will just sit back and listen to the masters of the brush speak.

Gracias,

Glenn

Thank you Ben!

oddly, I was expecting a pig...

It took me a minute to get the reference to the movie. "That'll do pig, that'll do"

Love the color scheme!

For some reason I'm always attracted to these sort of vintage-pulpy-space sort of things. Honestly I'd like to see some minis based on Wally Wood's comics from the 50's.

She's a competition piece for a Pulp Challenge and that's why I chose the colours. I love that period of American History. All those Pulp Mag's and the style was so cool. I like the Noir stuff from that period as well. If only I could paint greyscale I'd tackle one of those.

Even at the W.I.P. stage, the Space Chick has a lot of OH-SO-COOL potential. The Girl is VERY Retro; when I was a boy, I had a toy Buck Rogers Gun that look very similar to the one she's waving about...it, in turn, resembled my Dad's power drill.
All that aside, your color choice are TERRIFIC. I look forward to the updates.

I wish they made a whole unit of these, but she's the only one. She's perfectly Retro and that's why I chose her for the competition. I won't win, but I'll have fun.

How are your Faeries coming? I really want to see those get posted and set into you Spooky Woods. I'm back to blogging finally and when I post your Mushrooms, I'll PM you a link to the post. My people are going to dig those things!

[LeadAsbestos]

This is in fantasy?

[FramFramson]

Is that a Bones figure? Or is that the original metal?

[OLeary]

This is in fantasy?

Where should it go?

Is that a Bones figure? Or is that the original metal?

She's a metal mini and at the moment she's not being cast as a BONES.

[LeadAsbestos]

Space Babe in Outer Space with Raygun? Hmmm...

[OLeary]

Space Babe in Outer Space with Raygun? Hmmm...

You mean pulp? You have to understand that you're dealing with a blonde here and thinking isn't exactly one of our best assets

Should she be moved by the moderator or should I post her over in Pulp myself?  I don't mind if she's moved as she might enjoy the trip through interspace

[LeadAsbestos]

Future Wars? Only because like minded-folks might have better pointers for you! Off to a great start though...

[Amalric]

Nice painting.
I look forward to seeing her finished.

...I wish they made a whole unit of these, but she's the only one. ...

Have you seen these space babes by Hydra Minis?
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=32829.0
Available here;
http://shop.hydraminiatures.com/index.php?cPath=2_49

[Doomhippie]

I've done nothing more with the skin than put down a base coat of Reaper Rosy Skin Shadow. I want to avoid using any kind of Face Wash on her as it tends to make a female face look "harsh"

I know what you mean. I usually use a technique called "wetbrush" to paint female faces or any skin at that. It's basically a drybrush, only I dip the brush against the inside my lower lip to remoisturize the brush without actually making it really wet. The result is a smoother finish than actual drybrushing. I then pick out details but try to keep the highlights a little lower, thus less harsh.

[Conquistador]

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She's going to end up being put on a scenic base with a little demon familiar.
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Demon = clearly Fantasy, IMNSHO.

Gracias,

Glenn